CVE-2020-7754 (High) detected in npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz, npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-7754 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz, npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

User validations for npm

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-user-validate/-/npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/david/node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-user-validate/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• david-11.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-4.6.1.tgz
    • ❌ npm-user-validate-0.1.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

User validations for npm

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-user-validate/-/npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/npm/node_modules/npm-user-validate/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• npm-6.9.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ npm-user-validate-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: fc4f63cd9d7cfd34b5d6322a49f9b670bd83cb27

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package npm-user-validate before 1.0.1. The regex that validates user emails took exponentially longer to process long input strings beginning with @ characters.

Publish Date: 2020-10-27

URL: CVE-2020-7754

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-7754

Release Date: 2020-10-27

Fix Resolution (npm-user-validate): 1.0.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (david): 11.1.0

Fix Resolution (npm-user-validate): 1.0.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (npm): 6.9.2

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